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Christmas

From The Deep End: Welcome, Whos of all kinds

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"No matter how different a Who may appear, he will always be welcomed with holiday cheer." — Cindy Lou Who/"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas"—2000 It's about to go down. The holiday season is upon us, starting with Thanksgiving, moving through Advent, Hanukkah, the Christmas rush to all things retail, and finally ending with New Year's. For some, it's a fun-filled season of … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Welcome, Whos of all kinds

Msgr. Garrity: The season of light

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Msgr. Paul V. Garrity   Norman Lear, who just died at the age of 101, was a modern-day prophet because he called out some of the great ills of our day. He was a writer, a producer, and a director of situation comedies that were subtle reminders that there are evils in our world that need to be exposed. “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Maude,” and “Sanford and Sons” … [Read more...] about Msgr. Garrity: The season of light

Christmas is the world’s festival, its happy place

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Llewellyn King   I am an oddball. I like to work on Christmas. I don’t know how it is now, but when I was younger and worked for newspapers, variously in Africa, Britain, and the United States, I always volunteered to work over the holiday and loved it. There was a special Christmas camaraderie, often more than a little nipping at the eggnog, and the joy to know that … [Read more...] about Christmas is the world’s festival, its happy place

FROM THE DEEP END: Holiday wants and holiday needs

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“You can’t always get what you want, But if you try sometime, well you might find, You get what you need”— Mick Jagger/Keith Richards Since it's the holiday season, a lot of lists are out there. No, not the naughty or nice list; that's Santa's job. There are to-do lists, grocery lists, and, of course, wish lists. Whether we send the lists to St. Nick or family and … [Read more...] about FROM THE DEEP END: Holiday wants and holiday needs